Super Bowl Halftime Show 2015: Twitter Reacts to Katy Perry's Performance

When the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots headed to the locker rooms at halftime of Super Bowl XLIX, it was Katy Perry's time to shine.

Perry's performance wasn't lacking in grandeur.  

She rode to the stage singing "Roar" atop a giant mechanical tiger. Bleacher Report captured a screenshot from NBC's broadcast:

The Nation's Dave Zirin thought he recognized the tiger from somewhere before. Somebody should get the Ghostbusters on the horn just in case:

ESPN's Bomani Jones noted that the NFL took every precaution with Perry's outfit. The league wasn't going to have another Janet Jackson-like wardrobe malfunction:

Jason Romano of ESPN weighed in on Perry's outfit, too:

Perry's performance also included Lenny Kravitz. Mental Floss unearthed an interesting Super Bowl-related tidbit from Kravitz's childhood:

One of the more odd features of the halftime show was when Perry was joined onstage by dancing sharks, palm trees and beach balls for performances of "Teenage Dream" and "California Gurls." The set pieces certainly kept with the light nature of the songs:

Snoop Dogg joked that he was inside one of the shark costumes:

ESPN's Max Bretos wondered how many viewers at home thought they were transported to a different dimension:

Missy Elliott eventually arrived, which David Lee of the Golden State Warriors felt was a disappointing development:

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Perry wrapped up the halftime show with "Firework," during which she was coincidentally gliding across the stadium riding a stylized firework. CNN's Rachel Nichols made note of the almost certainly unintentional bit of corporate synergy:

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The Super Bowl halftime show isn't geared toward football fans; it's more about capturing the people who don't watch the league on a regular basis.

With that in mind, Perry delivered a strong, grand spectacle—one that didn't lack for special effects and wow factor.

It was a solid halftime interlude before the Patriots and Seahawks got back on the field.